Clothes-pin.



Patented Oct. 3, IB99.

0. l. BERGEBON. CLOTHES PIN.

(Application led Isn. 9, 1899.)

(In Model.)

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srncIFrcATroN forming part of Letters Patent No. esaesnaated october 3, 189e. Appnmion tied January 9', 1899. 'serial no. 701.586. (no model.)

To all whom t may concern:

Beit known that I, ONESIME Isaia Bancar-l 1o clare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which'it appertains to make and use the same.'

My invention relates to improvements in :5 clothes-pins, and has particular relation to that class ofsuch devices which are adapted vto be vretained on' the clothes-line.

The object ofmy invention is to provide a construct-ion of this character Whichscan-be n Ythefthumb resting on the portions b3 while zo readily placed into and out of an operative position, which will securely hold the clothes imposition without tearing, which is neat and attractive in'appearance,durable in construction,rand which canbe made at a moderate cost.

To these and other ends myinvention con! `sistsin the improved construction and com-5 bination of partshereinafter fully described,

and particularly pointed out in the appended 3o claim. l

In the drawing thevigure represents a perspective view of la portion of a clothes-line having several pins in position, one being shown in inoperative position, the remainder being shown in operative position.

4The pin is formed of'two members A B, bent 4 into the shapes shown in the drawing, and now to be described, each `member being formed of a single piece of material', prefer- 4o ably resilient wire.v The Wire forming the member Ais bent laterally, as at a, approximatelyat its center, the bent portion being carried slightly inwardly, as at a', forming the loop a2. The wire is then vbent at an angle,

as at a3, extending in opposite directions, the outwardlyextending portions forming the bearings a4 for the member B. The wire is again bent laterally, as at a5, and extended downwardly a ,suitablel distance, the ends be- 5o ing bent inwardly and joined, -as at a. -The wire forming the member B is also bent latshown in Figi, the portion B2 resting on the orally, as at o, approximatelyat its center, the bent portion being carried downwardly -andcoiled, as at b', around the bearings 01,4 of the member A. vThe wire is carried forwardly 5 5 ,from the coils, bent semicircularly, as at b2, and carried backwardly a suitable distance, asV at b3, thep bent downwardly, as at b4, having its ends bent rearwardly, asat b5, and

then laterally in opposite directions, as at b. 6o

`As shown in the drawings, the clothes-line C is passed between the members, the clothespin when not in use being in the position line C." v f WhenV it is desired to secure alcloth,`sueh as D, in position, the pin is rotated to `bring the looped ends downward andthe cloth inserted between ythe respective loops. The

pin is now drawn downwardr overthe line, 7o

lease the cloth.

It will'be readily seen that as the pin is drawn downward over they line the pressure on the looped 'ends is gradually increased, 85 the two members being pivotally connected.

The advantages of this construction are thought to have been clearly-set' forth.

While I have herein shown a preferred form of carrying my invention intoY effect, 9o yet I do not desire to limitmyse'lf to suchV preferred details of construction, but claim the rigbtito use any and all modifications thereofwhichwill serve to carry into eect the objects to be attained by this linvention inso far as such modifications and vchanges may fall within the spirit` and scopeV of my said invention. Y

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is A clothes-pin, adapted to be movably se- ICO l' cured on a clothes-line, said pin comprising two members pivotaily connected, each of i bersy over the clothes-line, substantiaiiyae said members having a looped end, one of described. i o said members having a laterally-extending In witness whereof I have hereunto set my loop adapted to support said pin on the hand in the presence of two Witnesses. clothes-line Whenin inoperative'position, and ONESIME ISAIE BERGERON.

each member having extending portions I wWitnesses: adapted to be wedged into operative position I J. A. MARION, and held therein, bythe passage of said mem- A. W. YOUNG. 

